Sukhveen's Media blog 1 (2018)- Miss Fowler

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1) Men's Health - Audience 2) Men's Health - Language and Representation 3) Men's Health - Industries and the impact of digital media 4) Oh Comely - Audience 5) Magazine front cover production task - learner response- N/A 6) Oh Comely - Language and Representation 7) End of Year 1 exam - learner response 8) Oh Comely - Industry case study

Iceberg Press   Visit the Iceberg Press website - particularly the Who Are We page and the Why Are We Here page. 1) The people behind Iceberg Press set it up because they believe in the "power of word" and "other magazines are giving up on their readers." Iceberg wish to do things differently and are independent. 2) The iceberg press mission statement: It's all about the audience. Chase the work, not the money. Compromise isn't our friend. We will always make time for ideas. We are stronger when we work with others. We want good people to work in a good place. Every year we will help a cause that matters. We believe in a thing called Print. 3) The two magazines that Iceberg press publishes are: Oh Comely- The simple things These are both niche magazines and aimed at a minority audience. 4) The similarities between The simple things and Oh Comely are: both targeted at a niche audience minimalist- lack of cover lines.

1) WWW : Very comprehensive answers, focused well on questions. EBI : More industries info, especially Q8. 2) Q1 additional point/theory:  Roland Barthes- Enigma and Action codes,  conventions such as the cover lines, I intertextuality.  Q2 additional point/theory/CSP reference:   Maybelline- mise-en-scene camerawork editing  the bell boy analysis LGBT movement and equal rights. Men's Life- the male gaze Q3 additional point/theory/CSP reference:   genre theory, black lives matter movement disagree for LTTF, not very postmodern. 3) Essay Plan: INTRO : Both postmodern to an extent- create meanings and get messages across. P1 BILLIE JEAN : Intertextuality- costumes, reference to gangster movies of the 1950s- film noir. Setting/stage, reference to 1950s musicals. Pathway- reference to Wizard of Oz- 'yellow brick road'. P2 BILLIE JEAN : Bricolage- kuxtaposition of old and new texts. Goodwin- performance featuring artist, new idea would

Language Front Cover 1) The typefaces on the front cover suggests to an Oh Comely audience that they value design as part of their identity. This is because they have used san-serif typography for the cover lines and they have used a handwritten style font for the masthead , which reflects a feeling of home, therefore creates a sense of belonging . 2) The words under the title suggests that the potential audience for Oh Comely are women who are interested in niche articles. Therefore, the audience is most likely to be a middle class, graduate (ABC1) demographic , as they are more likely to understand topics like that. They subvert the conventions of a mainstream magazine. 3) The cover lines use narrative to create enigma as they give liminal information which leaves the audience in a mystery. Therefore, they are more likely to read the magazine. Also, the cover lines reflect the kind of content that Oh Comely provide, inspiring content. 4) Oh Comely have used a